Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corp., Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded a $1,400,000,000 indefinite-delivery requirement contract under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) for C-130J aircraft sustainment support. The ordering period for this award is 10 years from contract award. Work will mainly be performed in the host nation’s country. Services include program management …
Read More »F-35 Proposal Submitted to Swiss Government
On Nov. 18, the U.S. government and Lockheed Martin submitted an F-35 proposal to the Swiss government in support of Switzerland’s New Fighter Aircraft (NFA) competition. The F-35 proposal is a total package offering that includes up to 40 F-35A aircraft, a sustainment solution tailored to Swiss autonomy requirements, and …
Read More »Lockheed Martin, King Abdulaziz University Sign Master Research Agreement
Lockheed Martin, the U.S.-based global technology leader, entered into an international master research agreement with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz University (KAU). Both entities will focus on research and development initiatives to support the goals of Saudi Vision 2030. H.E. Prof. Dr. Abdulrahman Al Youbi, President of King Abdulaziz University, and …
Read More »U.S. Navy Awards Sikorsky Contract to Build Six More CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopters
The CH-53K has flown more than 2,000 flight hours validating the aircraft’s performance , including testing on a ship and in both hot and cold environments. This year, the helicopter completed air-to-air refueling with a 27,000-lb. external load demonstrating its ability to enable heavy-lift transport from sea to shore. Sikorsky, …
Read More »Lockheed Martin Poised to Deliver on National Priority for Homeland Defense
Lockheed Martin teamed with Aerojet Rocketdyne on a proposal to compete for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) contract for The Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Lockheed Martin is offering an interceptor designed from the ground up as an all-up-round to address all elements of environmental survivability from day one. Our partner …
Read More »Lockheed Martin releases first image of new hypersonic long-range missile system
Lockheed Martin Corp., Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier, posted the first public computer-generated graphics of Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW). According to the presentation, the new weapon system will consist of four transporter erector launchers (TEL), each installed on a modified M870 40-ton trailer, and command posts. Each TEL will have …
Read More »U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin Complete Another Successful Hypersonics Test
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] successfully flight tested the second AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) on the service’s B-52 Stratofortress out of Edwards Air Force Base, California, on Aug. 8, 2020. This captive carry flight was conducted with tactical hardware and fully instrumented to collect …
Read More »BAE Systems Continues Mission-Critical F-35 EW System Production
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin for the production and delivery of additional electronic warfare (EW) systems for Lot 15, Lot 16 long lead, sustainment spares and retro fit kits for the 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II, providing advanced situational awareness and threat response capabilities that …
Read More »Lockheed Martin awarded $7M for U.S. Army’s Apache modernized day sensors
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. nearly $7 million in contract modification related to the U.S. Army’s Apache helicopter, including modernized day sensor assembly kits. Work will be performed in Orlando, Florida, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2023. Lockheed Martin’s website said the …
Read More »Lockheed Martin to Build 10 Small Satellite Mesh Network in Two Years
Space Development Agency Transport Layer will use commercial approaches with rapid development and launch The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded a Tranche 0 contract of the Space Transport Layer to Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to demonstrate a mesh network of 10 small satellites that links terrestrial warfighting domains to space …
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